Effectiveness of group therapy based on multimodal approach on mental well-being and academic burnout of male students

Document Type : Original Article

Abstract

The aim of Present study was study the effectiveness of group therapy based on multimodal approach on emotional well-being and academic burnout of male students. Study type was semi experimental, pre-posttest design with control group. Population include all male high school students of Andimeshk city in academic year 2016.30 students were chosen with cluster sampling method and assigned into tow experimental and control groups (each group n=15).experimental group received 8 sessions multimodal therapy weekly (each session 90 minute duration). Instruments were Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being scale and Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Survey (MBI-SS).data analyzed with multiple analyze of covariance (MANCOVA). Findings showed that there is significant differences between experimental and control groups in mental well-being and academic burnout (p>0/001). In whole findings indicated the role and importance of multimodal group therapy in decreasing academic burnout and increasing mental well-being in students.

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